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EDITORIAL: Admin, Engage with GAGE

EDITORIAL: Admin, Engage with GAGE

By The Editorial Board April 30, 2023

With their collective bargaining agreement set to expire June 30, graduate student workers and university administrators have been locked in negotiations since October 2022 over what students say are...

Graduate Workers, University Negotiate Livable Wages

Graduate Workers, University Negotiate Livable Wages

By Jack Willis April 21, 2023

Georgetown University graduate student workers and university administrators continued to meet this week after months-long negotiations over demands of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE)...

GAGE Representatives Attended National Higher Ed Labor United Summit

GAGE Representatives Attended National Higher Ed Labor United Summit

By Samantha Sinutko April 1, 2022

Two representatives from the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) attended the second annual Higher Education Labor United (HELU) summit to develop policy proposals and coordinate with unions...

GAGE Launches Bargaining Survey Before Second Contract Negotiations

GAGE Launches Bargaining Survey Before Second Contract Negotiations

By Samantha Sinutko January 20, 2022

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) launched a survey of its members to gather feedback about priorities for the union’s second contract, which they can begin negotiating with the administration...

GAGE Supports Columbia Student Worker Strike for Fair Contract

GAGE Supports Columbia Student Worker Strike for Fair Contract

By Darya Molotkova November 12, 2021

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Workers (GAGE) affirmed its support for student workers at Columbia University after over 3,000 Columbia undergraduate and graduate student workers launched a unionwide...

GAGE Reflects on Importance of Collective Action One Year After Contract Ratification

GAGE Reflects on Importance of Collective Action One Year After Contract Ratification

By Caitlin McLean May 6, 2021

Members of Georgetown University’s graduate student union reflect on their journey to recognition one year after the union signed its first contract with the university. The Georgetown Alliance of...

GradGov Seeks Racial Justice, Inclusivity in New Advocacy Campaign

GradGov Seeks Racial Justice, Inclusivity in New Advocacy Campaign

By Laetitia Haddad May 6, 2021

Georgetown University graduate student government leadership voted to form an advocacy committee focused on collaborative diversity and inclusion efforts for students, as part of a broader racial justice...

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

GAGE Establishes Series of Long-Awaited COVID-19 Protections in Negotiations With University

By Samantha Sinutko April 15, 2021

Georgetown University’s graduate student union reached a series of agreements with the university regarding COVID-19-pandemic-related rights and protections March 25. Following nearly a year of negotiations,...

GAGE Empowers Students in the Fight for Workers’ Protections

GAGE Empowers Students in the Fight for Workers’ Protections

By Kirsten Garino and Harrison McBride March 5, 2021

To Marya Hannun, an eighth-year Islamic studies doctoral student, the lack of institutional support for graduate students at Georgetown University became clear when she found out her mother had been diagnosed...

Graduate Student Coalition Mobilizes for Tuition Reduction Equivalent to That Received by Undergraduates

Graduate Student Coalition Mobilizes for Tuition Reduction Equivalent to That Received by Undergraduates

By Laetitia Haddad February 4, 2021

Georgetown University graduate students are calling for a tuition reduction to match the 10% tuition reduction granted to undergraduate students in an open letter sent to Georgetown University’s Board...

Arbitrator Rules University Violated Contract With GAGE

Arbitrator Rules University Violated Contract With GAGE

By Samantha Sinutko January 28, 2021

An independent arbitrator ruled in favor of the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees in an arbitration case with Georgetown University, stating it did not bargain in good faith over specific policies...

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Graduate Students Angered by Spring Plan Priorities

By Harrison McBride and Samantha Sinutko November 20, 2020

Graduate student organizations allege Georgetown University did not adequately address the needs of graduate students and graduate student workers in its newly released plan for the spring 2021 semester. Georgetown...

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